Small changes, big impact
Alright, I know it’s been 8 months that I started in Canwest. The new HGTV.ca suppose to be launched and still not happening? why? Technical issues. We are working on changing the entire system backend including the CMS and the entire search system. Well, it takes a long time to do those changes! So when is it approx. will launch now? Who knows, hopefully in the beginning of next year? HGTV.ca team can’t seem to bare the fact that the site has been outdated for over 7 or 8 years now. They... Read The Rest →
Graphic Designer vs Web Designer
Recently I have gotten a lot of inquiries about designing for logo/brochure/print material. Unfortunately I am not confident enough to take on those projects. Why? I am a web designer not a graphic designer. People tend to think graphic designer can do web and web designer can do print. It is a mistake and it will cost you a fortune if you try to mix both. Graphic designer and web designer came from the same foundation. We all have to learn about composition, typography, color and layout. At the end,... Read The Rest →
Design with typographic grid
Do you design with a grid system? In graphic design, we learn to layout using a certain grid system, so all the element on the page are align properly and provides a better visual flow. This goes the same to web design. Screen might not be a print magazine but it still applies the basic grid system. One of my coworker sent me a link to ‘960 Grid System‘ site. This is probably one of the best link that I have came across so far. 960 Grid system site provides... Read The Rest →
How to create beautiful work in an efficient manner
‘Patty, you are such a machine!’ This is often the compliment I got from my manager and the people I work with. They are referring that I always turn over the work so quickly that I work just as fast as a machine. I am not a machine but I try to work efficiently.
Bigger, larger and unavoidable online advertising is coming
As I am working my way on thestar.com’s new redesign. We encountered one major issue with the new advertising sizes that are aligned with Online Publishers Association. Push down – 970 pixel x 418 pixel XXL box – 468 pixel x 648 pixel Fixed Panel – 336 pixel x 860 pixel We contracted out our new design to an outside company. Great, the new design already taken place, so how are we gonna implement the new design without disturbing the existing template? Take a look of the new design layout... Read The Rest →
What is up with all the couch advertisment?
Alright, when Rogers started their couch comparision with Bell’s home phone service. I really think the marketing campaign is just BORING. Both companies are money-gauging company so it’s just disgusting for me to even want to look at the ad. However, what it gets interesting is when company is attacking eachother using the same marketing approach. This is Bell’s couch comparison Ad that is advertised on today’s Metronews paper. It took the whole spread. It says “You think I am expensive for my homephone service? I have more stuff to... Read The Rest →
web 2.0 Information Visualization
Sometimes I check out Information Aesthetics once a while just because it showcases interesting ways how some developers or application handles information visually. Currently my company is doing a revamp on our biggest news site – thestar.com. With the new design, I can see that we are trying to de-clutter our information display. However, we still can’t get away from our traditional ways of display information. When I saw this Google newsmap post from Information Aesthetics It gives the “control” to the users to “discover” the stories vs our traditional... Read The Rest →
What does your site looks like for color blind users?
Interesting article that I came across from colorlovers.com. It showcases few example of the popular site with color blind filters. There’s this tool called “Color Blind Webpage Filter“, it translate your site into the world as seen by color blind person. This definately adds a boost to web accessbility. Awesome.
my daily scrum 03232009
Wall-E and Watchmen meshup…who would thought of it? I just love the fact that somone blends both trailer together so well. nice job. Using sitemap as your footer Awesome show and tell from Web Designer’s Wall. Nick raise a good point using sitemap in the footer. Cut down the clicks, engage interactivity, saves time and enhance page design are all good reasons to design for responsiveness. 20+ cheat sheets for designers Nothing better than cutting down my production time! Sweet!
IKEA Hacker: different insipiration other than web
Tragic at my condo Our condo recently just got flooded due to the waterline breakage behind the fridge. We had to remove all the carpet so now we are living on the bare concrete! I had planned to get hardwood floor anywayz, but everything starts one month early! And because we are on the bare concrete, nothing better than just paint the whole place anywayz. During the painting process, we had to remove our wall shelf in order to get all the area painted. The problem is, after we remove... Read The Rest →
